PREVIEW: Blackhawks Set for Matchup in Colorado
Chicago returns to Denver to take on the Avalanche on Monday evening
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The Blackhawks have won both of their games against the Avalanche during the 2024-25 campaign. During their last meeting at the United Center on Jan. 8, Connor Bedard registered two points (1G, 1A), while Ilya Mikheyev and Frank Nazar each found the back of the net during a 3-1 victory over Colorado. Mikheyev has an active three-game goal streak (3G) against the Avalanche.
Chicago dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to the Nashville Predators on Saturday at Bridgestone Arena. Ilya Mikheyev and Alex Vlasic each scored. Connor Bedard notched an assist and now has three points (1G, 2A) over his last two games. Colton Dach, Ryan Donato and Connor Murphy each registered an assist while Louis Crevier tied a career high and led all game skaters with five hits. Crevier also led all skaters with four blocked shots and Arvid Soderblom made 38 saves on 41 shots (.927 SV%). Chicago now has
points in five-straight games (3-0-2 record).
Forward Ryan Donato tallied an assist against Nashville on Saturday and has points (4G, 7A) in a career-long eight-straight games since Feb. 23. He currenly has points (10G, 14A) in 16 of his last 19 games and also has 19 points (8G, 11A) since Feb. 1, which shares second among all NHL skaters. He has career highs in goals (23), assists (25) and points (48) in 62 games during the 2024-25 season.
On Saturday against the Predators, forward Ilya Mikheyev found the back of the net and has goals (2G) in back-to-back games and six points (4G, 2A) over his last six games. He now ranks fifth on the club with 14 goals in 62 games this season. His 14 goals are the most he’s recorded in a single-season since the 2021-22 campaign with the Toronto Maple Leafs (21G).
Ilya Mikheyev nets late equalizer with one timer in front of the net
Defenseman Alex Vlasic posted an assist against Nashville on Saturday and has four points (1G, 3A) over his last six games and eight points (1G, 7A) over his last 11 games since Feb. 7. His seven assists rank third on the club over that span, while his eight points rank fourth. Vlasic also notched two blocked shots against the Predators and ranks second on the team with 119 blocked shots in 64 games this season.
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Blackhawks 0, Avalanche 3 — Three Stars, Key Takeaways
The first period came and went without a score. Well, it almost didn’t. It appeared the Avs took a 1-0 lead and Nathan MacKinnon picked up his 1,000th career point with an assist, but the Blackhawks challenged the play and it was ruled to be offside. Chicago was fortunate to be tied after 20 minutes because the Avs dominated the period. Natural Stat Trick had the shot attempts at 19-7 in favor of Colorado.
The Blackhawks pushed back pretty well in the second period. They got a 5-on-3 for 1:52 in the middle of the period and it was a momentum killer. Just a terrible power play. The structure wasn’t there at all. And the Avs rebounded from that with some energy. Scott Wedgewood made a couple ridiculous saves to keep the Blackhawks off the board, including one on Nick Foligno in the second that had the Blackhawks captain shaking his head. The Hawks out-shot the Avs 7-6 in the second period.
MacKinnon did reach the milestone with the second assist on Colorado’s first goal of the night 31 seconds into the third period. The Blackhawks started to scramble and the Avs took advantage, scoring a second goal less than three minutes later — with another assist from MacKinnon. Colorado’s third goal came into an empty net. For the first time this season the Blackhawks were shut out.
To be clear: Scott Wedgewood was the star of the game. He was incredible for Colorado.
Once again: a star. Colorado came in on a five-game win streak during which they scored 28 goals (seven in each of their last two) but he didn’t give them anything. The first goal he allowed was off a nasty redirect by Artturi Lehkonen. The second was point blank from Martin Necas.
Down a defenseman early in the first period, the youngsters all had to step up — and they did. Ethan Del Mastro played poised, physical hockey. Wyatt Kaiser was winning board battles. Thru two periods, Kaiser had spent 6:33 on the ice at 5-on-5 against Nathan MacKinnon (Blackhawks team high) during which Chicago had an 8-6 shot attempt advantage. Alex Vlasic was playing smart hockey. And Artyom Levshunov was making things happen. Against a really good Colorado team, they didn’t blink. Of the four young defensemen, the lowest ice time in the game was 20:55 from Levshunov.
Bedard was the most consistent offensive threat for the Blackhawks. He had six of the Blackhawks’ 21 shots on net.
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The Avalanche can win their 6th straight tonight!
Things are up and up in Colorado as the Avalanche have won five straight games after a successful trade deadline and impactful return of Val Nichushkin. During this win streak, Cale Makar put up a record six points in one night, MacKinnon scored his 100th point of the season, and Val Nichushkin logged his first regular season hatty. The Avalanche must beat Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks to secure a sixth straight victory.
Colorado Avalanche: 38-24-2
The Opponent: Chicago Blackhawks (20-35-9)
Time: 7:00 p.m. MT
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The Avalanche have easily been the most active team in the NHL regarding trades, and this lineup looks different from the one that was iced back in October of 2024. A whole new goalie room and 5 of 12 forwards are new, and that might feel like an unhealthy turnover. That is, until you see the result on the ice.
This new look makes this Avs team more prominent, experienced, and heavier than six months ago. It’s all about getting geared up for the playoffs, and the Avalanche now have a roster far more suited for the playstyle shift that comes April-June, in my opinion.
Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Jonathan Drouin — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin
Joel Kiviranta — Charlie Coyle — Ross Colton
Parker Kelly — Jack Drury — Logan O’Connor
Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Ryan Lindgren — Josh Manson
Samuel Girard — Sam Malinski
It’s another year of rebuilding for the Blackhawks and performing well inside that rebuild entry. Hopefully, the Hawks can start to get some talent around Bedard because this league and central division are better when the Hawks are competitive. Surprisingly, they defeated the Avalanche the last time they faced this season, but let’s hope that doesn’t happen again.
Colton Dach — Connor Bedard — Frank Nazar
Teuvo Teravainen — Ryan Donato — Ilya Mikheyev
Landon Slaggert — Nick Foligno — Tyler Bertuzzi
Pat Maroon — Joe Veleno — Lukas Reichel
Alex Vlasic — Louis Crevier
Ethan Del Mastro — Connor Murphy
Wyatt Kaiser — Alec Martinez
Spencer Knight and MacKenzie Blackwood are the unconfirmed starters this evening, so let’s watch the morning skate.
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